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Aga Khan University

Obstetrics and Gynecology

2008

Ejaculated sperm

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Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection Outcome Using Ejaculated Sperm And Retrieved Sperm In Azoospermic Men., Tahira Naru, M. Nasir Sulaiman, Atiya Kidwai, M. Hammad Ather, Sana Waqar, Saadia Virk, Javed H Rizvi Apr 2008

Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection Outcome Using Ejaculated Sperm And Retrieved Sperm In Azoospermic Men., Tahira Naru, M. Nasir Sulaiman, Atiya Kidwai, M. Hammad Ather, Sana Waqar, Saadia Virk, Javed H Rizvi

Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Introduction:We aimed to determine pregnancy and miscarriage rates following intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) cycles using retrieved epididymal and testicular sperm in azoospermic men and ejaculated sperm in oligospermic and normospermic men. Materials And
Methods: This retrospective study was carried out on 517 couples who underwent ICSI. They included 96 couples with azoospermia and 421 with oligospermia or normal sperm count in the male partner. Of the men with azoospermia, 69 underwent percutaneous epididymal aspiration (PESA) and 47 underwent testicular sperm extraction (TESE). In the 421 men with oligospermia or normal sperm count, ejaculated sperm was used for ICSI. The …